Treating water for chicks



Feb. 21, 1939. I H, TE|GEN 2,148,180 7 TREATING WATER FOR CHICKS Filed April 22, 1937 5 W ekaw.

20 the water by the stirring action due to the enclosed end of the capsule provides space for air. 20

'Patented Feb. 21, 1939 e r 2,148,180

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TREATING WATER FOR CHICKS Arthur H. Teigen, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Pratt Food 00., Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application April 22, 1937, Serial No. 138,287

3. Claims. (01. 21036) The principal object of the present invention Referring to the drawing, and more particuis to treat water, especially drinking water used larly to Figs. 1 to 3, l indicates a capsule closed in fountains for supplying chicks and other aniat one end as at 2 and open at the other end mals, in such a way that the first part of the as at 3. The capsule is composed of insoluble 5 water consumed by the chicks or other animals material and is comparatively light in weight, 5 shall not be strong and distasteful, while the rubber, Celluloid and thin metal are examples water which remains until later in the day has of material from which the capsule can be made. not lost the benefit or effect of the treatment, 4 is a pelletof the material used for treating or become contaminated by feed, droppings and the water; it is slowly soluble or miscible in the other organic matter which gets into the water drinking water. An example of the active con- 10 and tends to neutralize the efiect of the treatstituent of the pellet is potassium permanganate ment. Another object of the invention is to compounded with a stable base for rendering treat the water in a drinking fountain from the the pellet slowly soluble for mixing with the top in such a way that the material employed drinking water with which it contacts.

16 and insolution descending in limited quantity The mode of operation may be described as toward the bottom of the fountainthroughout follows: The capsule is slightly. deformed as} the day, will neutralize feed and other organic indicated in Fig. 3, and the tablet 4 is inserted. matter entering the fountain at the bottom, and The deformation serves to retain the tablet 4 will be uniformly and intimately mixed with in place near the open end of the capsule, the

trance of air into the fountain as the chicks When the fountain 5 is filled the capsule with and other animals consume water from the botthe pellet 4 in it is put into the water and the tom of the fountain. A third object of the inresult is that the capsule rises to the top of the vention is to treat drinking water for poultry water by reason of the air trapped in its closed 26 and other animals in such a way that the conend and floats in upright position with the centration of the chemical in the water gradtablet 4 immersed in the water. The tablet 4 w y increases as the amount of contamination being in contact with the water slowly dissolves increases. or is admixed with the water; the result is that Other objects of the invention will appear the active chemical potassium permanganate in 80 from the following description at the end of the present example, slowly descends from the 30 which the invention will be claimed. top to the bottom of the fountain, and this it To these and other ends hereinafter stated continues to do for a considerable length of time, or appearing the invention comprises an elongated for example, a day. Chicks drinking out of the capsule closed at one end and open at the other fountain introduce feed and contaminating orend and a disinfectant or other chemical arganic matter into the water but the descending 35 ranged in the capsule and confined to the open chemical neutralizes such matter so that the end of the capsule and adapted to contact with water is in proper condition throughout the day. the water in which the capsule is adapted to Again, as chicks drink, air enters the fountain rise to the surface and float in such a Way that and bubbling up toward the top agitates the the disinfectant or chemical slowly admixes with water and distributes the chemical. Further- 40 the water and is effective from the top toward more, the concentration of the treated water is the bottom. substantially uniform throughout the day with The invention also comprises the improvea tendency toward a gradual increase in conments to be presently described and finally centration as the concentration of contaminatclaimed. ing materials increases so that it is at no time 45 'In the following description reference will be unpalatable to the chicks and is at all times made to the accompanying drawing forming part in desirable condition for them to drink it. The

hereof and in which: weight of the tablet 4 at the open end of the Figure 1 is a p p ve View illustrative of capsule is appropriate for causing the capsule the invention. to float in upright position and the air trapped 50 Fig. 2 is a similar View of the capsule. in the closed end of the capsule imparts the Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the capsule necessary buoyancy. after the pellet has been inserted into it; and The construction and mode of operation of Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a modificathe modifications shown in Fig. 4, are as above 66 tion. described except that the capsule la is provided at its open end with a suitably sized restricted aperture or apertures 6, and contains the chemical 4a in liquid or fluid form. As shown the closed end of the capsule 2a consists of a detachable cap that is useful in introducing the liquid 4a. When the capsule la is floating on the surface in the manner described the aperture 6 is submerged in the water and by reason of the small aperture 6 the liquid 4a is slowly admixed with the water.

In cases where a closed top fountain is not employed, the capsule may float at the surface of the drinking water which is slowly supplied with the chemical throughout the day.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made in details of construction and arrangement and in the chemical employed without departing from the spirit of the invention which is not limited in respect to such matters nor to matters of mere form or otherwise than the prior art and the appended claims may require.

I claim:

1. For slowly introducing chemicals from the top downward and for a comparatively long period of time into the water of drinking fountains for chicks and other animals, the combination of, an elongated hollow capsule closed at one end and open at the other end and a tablet slowly soluble in water and arranged in the capsule near the open end thereof, said tablet by its weight and in co-operation with the air trapped in said capsule being adapted to cause the capsule to rise to the surface of the water and to float in upright position with the tablet in contact with the water.

2. For slowly introducing a chemical from the top downwards and for a comparatively long period of time into a supply of drinking water for chicks and other animals, a hollow capsule closed at one end and open at the other end, and a chemical arranged in the capsule and confined to the open end thereof and adapted to contact with the water in which the capsule is adapted to rise and float.

3. For use in treating drinking water for chicks and other animals, the combination of, a hollow capsule closed at one end and open at the other end and of generally circular form in cross section at the open end and a tablet adapted for insertion and for retention at the open end of the capsule by deformation of the Wall of the capsule.

ARTHUR H. TEIGEN. 

